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This category is for barristers from Scotland. See also Category:English barristers, Category:Welsh barristers, and Category:Barristers from Northern Ireland.
A barrister is a type of lawyer in common law jurisdictions. ... Rumpole of the Bailey (UK) – classic courtroom series; Kavanagh QC (1995–2001) (UK)
Helena Ann Kennedy, Baroness Kennedy of The Shaws (born 12 May 1950), is a Scottish barrister, broadcaster, and Labour member of the House of Lords.She was Principal of Mansfield College, Oxford, from 2011 to 2018.
Barristers in England and Wales are one of the two main categories of lawyer in England and Wales, the other being solicitors. Barristers have traditionally had the role of handling cases for representation in court, both defence and prosecution. (The word "lawyer" is a generic term, referring to a person who practises in law, which could also ...
Patricia Janet Scotland, Baroness Scotland of Asthal, PC, KC (born 19 August 1955), is a Dominican-British barrister and politician, serving as the sixth secretary-general of the Commonwealth of Nations. She was elected at the 2015 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting and took office on 1 April 2016. She is the first woman to hold the post. [2]
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Scott was admitted as a solicitor in 1989, [2] and she was called to the bar in Scotland (the Faculty of Advocates) in 1991. [3] She "took silk" (became a Queen's Counsel ) in 2002. [ 4 ] She has acted as lead counsel in a number of high-profile appeal cases such as the Lockerbie bombing and the Glasgow Ice Cream Wars , in which she defended ...
Stewart was appointed Advocate General for Scotland on 15 October 2020 after the position had been vacant for a month. [3] He was created Baron Stewart of Dirleton, of Dirleton in the County of East Lothian, on 6 November 2020, and was introduced to the House of Lords on 9 November 2020.